Naming Compounds Flashcards
1
Q
A metal + nonmetal is always
A
Ionic
2
Q
Covalent compounds do/don’t contain metals
A
Don’t
3
Q
Latin prefixes are used for covalent compounds or ionic compounds?
A
Covalent
4
Q
Which prefix is never used on the first part of the element
A
Mono
5
Q
In ionic compounds, what happens to the name of polyatomic ions?
A
Nothing
6
Q
When no polyatomic ions are present, the suffix of the anion in the ionic compound
A
Is changed to -ide